The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player

From this moment on, he could call himself the boss.

Thus, he mustered the courage to speak rudely to the Black Scythe.

“Hey, Black Scythe.”

He had nothing to fear since party members couldn’t harm each other.

“What do you think we should do? A trial that can’t be cleared without my cooperation has appeared?”

“What are you getting at?”

John’s lips twisted into a sneer.

“You still have points left, don’t you? Transfer 10 million points to me. And get on your knees and beg for mercy. Maybe then I’ll show some leniency.”

“Hey, John Delgado! What are you doing right now…?”

After yelling at Min Juri, John turned back to the Black Scythe.

“What? Can’t do it? Then you all die here.”

“Doesn’t that mean you’ll die too?”

“Yeah. I’d love to go ahead alone, but then you’d just follow like chicks, right? So I’d rather we all die together.”

“Throwing away your life for a petty grudge?”

“A petty grudge?”

John’s eyebrows twitched.

“Cutting off someone’s limbs is a petty grudge? You must not understand the gravity of the situation. Maybe you’ll get it if you really get annihilated, huh?”

Shouting as if to vent his pent-up resentment, John made his demand.

“10 million points and a sincere apology. If you don’t do these two things right now, I won’t cooperate. Then, not only you but all party members will be annihilated. Me? I don’t care if I die. As long as I can kill you.”

Although he said that, it was an empty threat.

Who in their right mind would risk their own life just to kill someone else?

He wanted revenge, but not to that extent.

‘But if I act tough, he’ll have no choice but to accept the deal, right?’

To make the Black Scythe kneel, he had to go strong.

After all, the Black Scythe’s life was in his hands, so there was no need to be afraid.

‘Once I get the 10 million points, I’ll buy an experience pack and level up to the max instantly. Then I’ll be on par with the Black Scythe.’

He had even prepared for what to do after the trial when the party disbanded.

The 10 million points were not a random condition.

‘You have no choice but to accept. Because the lives of you and your party members are at stake. Heh heh.’

The Black Scythe was also human, so he must have some guilt.

To save his party members, he would have no choice but to submit.

Or so John thought.

“Get lost.”

“Got it. I’ll accept the deal… What?”

For a moment, John’s mind went blank from the unexpected response.

“What did you say?”

“I said get lost. We’ll make it through ourselves.”

“Ha, this guy’s not getting it. Didn’t you hear the explanation? Touching a trap means instant annihilation. No matter how good you are, you can’t get through without my summoned creatures.”

“That’s something we’ll have to figure out alone.”

“What?”

John, baffled by the baseless confidence, sneered.

“Fine, go ahead and try. I guess you’re planning to rely on luck, huh? But if you screw up, you’re gone for good.”

Ignoring John’s warning, the Black Scythe stood before the passage.

A path shrouded in darkness that seemed endless in all directions.

Even though stepping into that space was frightening, the Black Scythe took the first step without hesitation.

‘Huh? He’s fine?’

Standing as if on the darkness itself, the Black Scythe turned to his companions.

“What are you waiting for? Follow me.”

“Oh, yes!”

“Line up and follow. Don’t fall more than three steps behind the person in front. If you stray, you’ll be annihilated.”

With that, the Black Scythe led the way.

Walking through the darkness was not difficult for him.

*

‘He’s baffled.’

Ryu Min smirked as he looked back at the necromancer standing alone.

‘Of course, he would be. Walking through the abyss of darkness without any summons.’

The original strategy required summoners for this trial.

Summoners will be used to find paths by sacrificing their summoned creatures to traps.

But as a regressor, Ryu Min didn’t need summoned creatures.

‘Because I remember the entire path.’

He knew where to walk safely and where the traps were, even without seeing them.

He had learned and memorized it all through experience.

‘Five steps forward, and there’s a trap.’

Ryu Min sidestepped two steps to avoid the trap.

Like a line of ducklings, the party members followed closely.

‘This way, there’s no risk of annihilation. No need for a summoner.’

In fact, Ryu Min could clear the trial alone.

The party members were gathered just to meet the trial’s requirements.

No matter who the party members were, the trial was already a done deal.

‘Anyone would wonder why I included the necromancer in the party if I could clear it alone.’

The reason was simple.

He needed to trigger the second sub-quest.

‘The condition for the second sub-quest is [Overcome the trial without the help of a summoner].’

In other words, if the summoner is the last to pass and the rest of the party reaches the end first, the second sub-quest is completed.

‘And all members except the summoner receive the sub-quest reward.’

So what happens to the last summoner?

Not only do they miss out on the reward, but they also receive a permanent debuff.

That was why John Delgado was included in the party.

To complete the second sub-quest and give him a permanent debuff.

‘Since you tried to assassinate me, you’ll have to pay the price.’

Ryu Min smiled as he took the final step.

Clack-

As Ryu Min crossed the threshold, Min Juri, Jeffy, and Ju Seong-tak also safely reached the end of the passage, triggering a message.

[You have completed the sub-quest!]

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